SAN ANTONIO May 12, 2006 - On the heels of General Manager Thomas Smith
being named as Hyatt Hotels Corporation�s General Manager of the Year,
comes the announcement that the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa�s
sales team has been selected as SALES TEAM OF THE YEAR for hotels with
501 rooms or less. The team, consisting of 11 full-time sales managers,
was selected based on a variety of criteria, including,
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Achievement of hotel�s financial forecast
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Achievement of future group revenue
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Percent of group sales
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Managers who achieved 100% of quota
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Achievement of Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) index goal
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Percentage change in RevPAR ration versus competition
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Referrals to other Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
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Work ethic
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Relationships with their customers
Out of the chain�s 216 hotels and resorts, 42 properties fall into the
501 rooms or less category and were eligible for this award. 10-were nominated.
The Hyatt Hill Country was selected by a group of senior-level directors
from Hyatt Corporation�s headquarters in Chicago.
Sales managers on the winning team include,
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Tim Meyer, director of sales,
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LeAnn Benavidez, former associate director of sales, promoted to director
of sales for Hyatt Regency Seattle,
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James Camp,
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Debbie Christie,
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Courtenay Dundy,
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OJ Hernandez,
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Julian Hook,
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Charlene Lopez,
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Sean Massey,
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JoAnn Mercer,
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Barbara Scherff.
The Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa is located on 200-scenic
acres in the heart of San Antonio. The 500 room resort features 33,000
square feet of flexible meeting space. Resort amenities include the full-service
Windflower-The Hill Country Spa featuring 21 treatment rooms with world-class
services, four swimming pools and our signature 950 foot Ramblin� River.
With four restaurants, a lounge and coffee bar, guests can enjoy superb
epicurean dining or cocktails with colleagues overlooking a lushly landscaped
27-hole Arthur Hills-designed golf course.
There are 216 Hyatt branded hotels and resorts (over 90,000 rooms) in
44 countries around the world, operating under the Hyatt, Hyatt Regency,
Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt brands.
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